THE REPUBLIC vs. THE HIGH COURT, GENERAL JURISDICTION 6 EX-PARTE DR. ZANETOR A. RAWLINGS AND OTHERS [2016]DLSC2842

THE REPUBLIC vs. THE HIGH COURT, GENERAL JURISDICTION 6 EX-PARTE DR. ZANETOR A.... [2016]DLSC2842

Date	2016-05-19
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J5/19/2016
Citation No.	[2016]DLSC2842

ATUGUBA JSC (PRESIDING)

ANIN YEBOAH JSC

BENIN JSC

APPAU JSC

PWAMANG JSC

GODWIN KODZO TAMEKLO ESQ WITH HIM MRS SANJA MORRISON MAHAMA

THEOPHILUS DONKOR AND REINDORF TWUMASI ANKRAH FOR THE APPLICANT.

GARY NIMAKO MARFO ESQ. FOR THE 1ST INTERESTED PARTY.

MAAME SANA BARTON - ODURO ESQ. FOR THE 2ND INTERESTED PARTY

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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE HIGH COURT,<o:p></o:p>GENERAL JURISDICTION 6, ACCRA<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>EX-PARTE DR. ZANETOR A. RAWLINGS<o:p></o:p>RIDGE, ACCRA<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>HON. NII ARMAH ASHITTEY&nbsp; AND
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>(INTERESTED PARTY)<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">

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mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">CIVIL MOTION No. J5/19/2016&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 19TH MAY
2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>GODWIN KODZO TAMEKLO ESQ WITH HIM MRS SANJA MORRISON MAHAMA, THEOPHILUS
DONKOR AND REINDORF TWUMASI ANKRAH FOR THE&nbsp;
APPLICANT.<o:p></o:p>GARY NIMAKO MARFO&nbsp; ESQ. &nbsp;FOR THE 1ST&nbsp; INTERESTED PARTY.<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">

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BARTON - ODURO ESQ.&nbsp; FOR THE &nbsp;2ND INTERESTED PARTY<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>ATUGUBA JSC (PRESIDING), ANIN YEBOAH JSC, BENIN JSC, APPAU JSC, PWAMANG
JSC<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0in;">

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</div>MAJORITY&nbsp; OPINION<o:p></o:p>ATUGUBA,
JSC: <o:p></o:p>The
applicant, Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings per her counsel moves this court for:<o:p></o:p>“1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order of certiorari to bring up the ruling of His Lordship KWEKU T. ACKAH BOAFO
J, of the High Court, General Jurisdiction 6, dated 22nd March, 2016
for the purpose of being quashed for
wrongfully assuming jurisdiction to interpret and define the scope of
application of article 94 (1) (a) of the 1992 Constitution;<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order
of prohibition directed to His Lordship KWEKU
T. ACKAH BOAFO J, of the High Court, General Jurisdiction 6, Accra
restraining him from proceeding to hear the dispute between the Applicant and
the Interested parties pending a decision in the instant application.<o:p></o:p>On the Ground that:<o:p></o:p>1.